Lena Headey Quotes
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As a teenager I was clinically depressed. Although I had lots of friends, I found those years very difficult.
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'Lost Boys' is one of my all-time faves. I just thought it would be great to be a vampire. I remember this movie called 'Once Bitten,' which is about an '80s sort of power girl who became a vampire and was really, like, sexy. Hair like she was from 'Dallas,' shoulder pads, big earrings.
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I worked in Tesco's staff canteen because I fancied a boy on the tills. I served him his lunch in a hairnet and tan tights. Not just that, of course - I had a lovely white onesie.
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For me, horror movies are a real escape.
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I do what I do; I can't control who thinks what.
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If I was into politics, I would be rich.
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You couldn't get less royal than me.
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There is something in the act of having tattoos done that I love. It can be quite addictive. I've got a few on my back because my friend is an artist, and a few on my arms. Every time I pass a tattoo parlour, I think, 'Maybe just a tiny one.'
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I love being physical, but I am extreme either way. I can be superfit. And then I can be really lazy and ignore everything.
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I'd like to play Walter White, but I guess that's been done.
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I usually bring along a bottle of kombucha, thinking, 'This will be really good for me.' But I never actually drink it. The fermented mushroom-y flavor is too intense for me.
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Getting older and having kids, you learn how to become less serious about it all.
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There's nothing more exciting for an actor than a chance to lose, to be someone who has lost - especially if it's someone who starts off with a veneer of control. To be broken is wonderful.
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I was obsessed with vampires when I was 13 or 14.
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Really, I still just think of myself as a Northerner, ultimately. It's in my DNA. I'll always have those Northern qualities. We can be mischievous. We can be bold.
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I find 'Chainsaw' to be a very relaxing film.
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It's amazing the things that you cry at. I cry when I smell my son's hair in the morning. We have a moment of peace and I'll be like, 'Ahhhh! How can you love this much?'
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I urge everyone - men, boys, women and girls - to join me in standing up for girls' rights with Plan U.K.
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I was never one of the cool kids who read '2000 AD.'
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Nothing's ever allowed to just be entertaining. We have to talk about it.
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I always have scarves handy; they're my indulgence. I buy them at an L.A. shop called Lost & Found. I'll spray one with loads of my Byredo Gypsy Water perfume, put it on and be like, 'Ah, this feels good.'
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I am very much a seat-of-the-pants actor. I will prepare when I have to. But I like being unprepared.
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I would love to work with Shane Meadows - great director.
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'Dredd' was a weird little out-of-the-blue thing for me.